CVE20004

UNCONSOLIDATED UNDRAINED
TRIAXIAL TEST

UNCONSOLIDATED UNDRAINED
TRIAXIAL TEST

ASSIGNMENT NUMBER :4
CREATED BY : HARINDER SINGH REHAL
STUDENT ID NO :

Due date : 16/10/2015

CVE20004

UNCONSOLIDATED UNDRAINED
TRIAXIAL TEST
Introduction
In unconsolidated undrained test sample is not to drain . The sample is
compressed at a different rate . the UU test is applicable to undisturbed
sample in which no change in moisture content from out site can be
permitted . test can be carried out over a range of moisture content to
enable Mohr envelopes for the required to be interpolated . UU test
procedure is useful for determining the total strength parameter for soils
that have suffered disturbances or moisture change during sampling .

Aim
To study the shear strength behaviour of a clay type soil using the triaxial
apparatus under undrained conditions using a multi-stage testing
approach.

Procedure

Familiarise yourself with the mechanics of the triaxial testing

apparatus.
Record the details of the clay sample (dimensions and wet mass
in order to determine the wet density).
Set up the sample for testing: Place the cylindrical clay sample on
the bottom plate of the triaxial apparatus and cover with the top
loading plate. Then fit the rubber membrane over the sample (and
top loading plate). Use o-rings to seal each end of the sample and
then position the triaxial cell and loading ram over the sample.
Flood the cell with water, maintaining a small amount of air in the
top of the cell to enable pressurisation.
Apply the cell pressure (3): Once the triaxial cell is near full of
water, apply the cell pressure (or confining stress) by simply
releasing pressurised air into triaxial cell 100 kPa for the first stage
of the test.
Apply the deviator stress (1 3): Start the axial loading motor
and record the load ring readings for each 0.75 mm of vertical
displacement, or for every 1% strain of the sample. Continue the
test until the sample fails (the corrected deviator stress reaches a
maximum value).
Increase the cell pressure to 200 kPa to allow the sample to fail
again (i.e. multi-stage testing). Once the sample fails under the
increased cell pressure.
Repeat step 6 for a further increase in cell pressure to 400 kPa.

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UNCONSOLIDATED UNDRAINED
TRIAXIAL TEST

Remove the sample at the end of the test and observe the failure
mechanism of the soil sample. Sketch the failed sample noting any
shear planes or bulging present. Try to measure / estimate the angle
of the shear plane at failure.
Determine the moisture content, wet density and dry density of the
soil sample.

A description of the sample in accordance with the

terminology used in AS1726
Based on AS1726 sample is Dark brown , moist , firm , med high
with plasticity clay .

Data Table
Longitudinal Strain vs. Corrected Deviator Stress for Multi-Stage Testing

Cell
Pressure
(kPa)

100

Longitudinal
Deformation
( x 0.01
mm) and
Longitudinal
Strain (%) of
sample
0
75
150
225
300
375
450
525
600
675
750
825
900
975
1050
1125
1200

0
1%
2%
3%
4%
5%
6%
7%
8%
9%
10%
11%
12%
13%
14%
15%
16%

Deviator
Stress
Calibration
and
Correction
Factor
4.40
4.385
4.370
4.356
4.341
.4.326
4.311
4.296
4.281
4.267
4.252
4.237
4.222
4.207
4.193
4.178
4.163

Stage No. 1
Stage No. 2
Stage No. 3
(Cell Pressure = 100 kPa) (Cell Pressure = 200 kPa) (Cell Pressure = 400 kPa)
Load Ring
Readings
(Divisions)
0

10
16
18
17

Corrected
Deviator
Stress
(kPa)

Load Ring
Readings
(Divisions)

Corrected
Deviator
Stress
(kPa)

Load Ring
Readings
(Divisions)

Corrected
Deviator
Stress
(kPa)

38.67
61.66
69.14
65.07
20
23
24
25
26

76.3
87.43
90.92
94.4
97.83
32
34
36
36
37
37
37.5

119.99
127.35
134.03
133.56
136.81
136.32
137.66

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UNCONSOLIDATED UNDRAINED
TRIAXIAL TEST
1275
1350
1425
1500
1575
1650
1725
1800

17%
18%
19%
20%
21%
22%
23%
24%

38
38
39
39
39
39

4.148
4.133
4.119
4.104
4.089
4.074
4.060
4.004

139
138.49
141.65
141.14
140.62
140.11

Graph shows the relationship between corrected deviator stress

vs longitudinal stress .

Corrected Deviator Stress Vs. Logitudinal Stress

160
140
120
100
Corrected Deviator stress (KPa)

80
60
40
20
0

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UNCONSOLIDATED UNDRAINED
TRIAXIAL TEST

Result
Sample NO :

Stress 3^1

1
2
3

100
200
300

Discussion / conclusion

Stress 1-Stress
3
69.14
97.83
141.66

Stress 1^1
169.14
297.83
541.66

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UNCONSOLIDATED UNDRAINED
TRIAXIAL TEST
Value for C = 20 kpa, Value for = 7.5 degree following equation been
produced to check the result of Mohr circles of each stage f = 20 +
Stress (n) tan7.5.
The experiment reaches the aim which was to study the shear strength
behaviour of a clay using unconsolidated undrained triaxle test.
Hand plotting of cell pressure and deviator stress shows the failure point
of all 3 stress and result being calculated as Value for C = 20 kpa. Three
different test been conducted to find failure stress using different normal
stress. After all plotting line of best been drawn tangent to circle to find
out the failure stress and result represents that failure stress occurred
only at 400 Kpa and 200 kpa .
From the graph can be seen that corrected deviator stress vs longitudinal
stress are both linear and nonlinear however as longitudinal stress
increases so does corrected deviator stress increases too .
Mohr circle failure graph been drawn on the 2 different scales Horizontal
scale is 1:50 and vertical scale is : 1:10.